Star Wars (2020) 49

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Star Wars 49 is the forty-ninth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Jethro Morales and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on August 21, 2024. The issue continues a Leia Organa-focused story that began in the prior issue.

Publisher's summary[]

LEIA AND THE REBEL ALLIANCE! The last remnants of ALDERAAN have come under threat from an old enemy! LUKE SKYWALKER and LEIA ORGANA could save these few survivors of the destroyed planet, but the Princess of Alderaan must choose between her people…and the REBEL ALLIANCE itself!

Development[]

Writer Charles Soule first teased the issue on Threads.^[3]

Plot summary[]

THE PATH OF LIGHT

After the destruction of Alderaan, a group
of refugees gathered together, known as the
Survivor Fleet, keeping a low profile from the
Empire and checking in with the Rebellion on
a regular basis.

When the group missed their check-ins, Leia,
Luke and Starlight Squadron pilot Evaan
Verlaine went on a mission to search for
them.

Upon finding one of their ships, Luke and
Leia went to investigate, stumbling right into
a trap--at the hands of the presumed-dead
Imperial officer Zahra….

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

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By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Jora Astane (Indirect mention only)
Beon Beonel (Appears in hologram)
C-3PO
Landonis Balthazar Calrissian
Chewbacca
Kes Dameron (In flashback(s))
Fodesinbeed Annodue (Variant cover only)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Variant cover only)
Darth Maul (Variant cover only)
Bail Prestor Organa (Indirect mention only)
Breha Organa (Indirect mention only)
Leia Organa
R2-D2
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo (Mentioned only)
Wilhuff Tarkin (Mentioned only)
Unidentified IG-100 MagnaGuard
Evaan Verlaine
Ellian Zahra

Organisms

Unidentified Panisia creature (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Attack on the Survivor Fleet
- Galactic Civil War (Indirect mention only)
  - Battle of Panisia (Indirect mention only)
  - The Disaster (Indirect mention only)
  - Mission to rescue the survivors of Alderaan (Indirect mention only)

Locations

The galaxy
- Alderaan (Mentioned only)
- Outer Rim Territories (Appears in hologram)
  - Arkanis sector (Appears in hologram)
    - Tatoo system (Appears in hologram)
      - Tatooine (Appears in hologram)
        Dune Sea (Appears in hologram)
        Northern Dune Sea (Appears in hologram)
        Jabba's Palace (Appears in hologram)
        Alkhara's spire (Appears in hologram)
  - Panisia (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Alliance Army (In flashback(s))
    - Rebel Alliance Special Forces (In flashback(s))
      - Special Forces Trackers Unit (In flashback(s))
        Sergeant (In flashback(s))
  - Rebel Alliance Navy
    - Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps
      - Rebel pilot
      - Starlight Squadron (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Alliance officer
Calrissian family
Chewbacca's family
Dameron family (In flashback(s))
Elder Houses
- House of Organa
  - Princess
Galactic Empire (In flashback(s))
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Governor (Mentioned only)
- Hunter Fleet (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Officer Corps (In flashback(s))
  - Imperial officer (In flashback(s))
- Senator (Mentioned only)
Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Padawan
Officer
- Admiral (Mentioned only)
- Commander
- General
- Lieutenant
Pilot
Skywalker family
Smuggler
Survivor Fleet (Appears in hologram)
Zahra's raider crew (First identified as Zahra's raider crew)

Sentient species

Aqualish
- Quara
Bith
Chagrian
Espirion (Appears in hologram)
- Alder-Espirion (Appears in hologram)
Gamorrean
Gran
Human
- Alderaanian
Klatooinian
Nautolan
Quarren
Talpini
Twi'lek
Weequay
Wookiee
Zabrak
- Iridonian

Vehicles and vessels

Escape pod
Starship
- Corvette
  - Raider-class corvette
    - Unidentified Raider-class corvette
- Cruiser
  - Star Cruiser
    - MC-series star cruiser
      - MC80 Star Cruiser
        MC80A Home One Type Heavy Cruiser
        Home One
- Starfighter
  - X-wing starfighter
    - T-65 X-wing starfighter
      - T-65B X-wing starfighter
- Tarkin's Will (Mentioned only)
- Thranta (Wreckage only)

Weapons and technology

Armor
Bacta patch
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
Bowcaster
- Chewbacca's bowcaster
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Hologram
Holoprojector
Holotable
Lightsaber
- Lightsaber pike
  - Luke Skywalker's yellow lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Ax
- Sword
  - Ellian Zahra's blade
Sensor (Mentioned only)
- Sensor array (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Cave (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Bandolier
  - Chewbacca's bandolier
- Robe
  - Jedi apparel
Credit (Mentioned only)
Cyborg
Death
Fire
Flagship
The Force
- Force power
  - Force jump
- Force-sensitive
Galaxy
Hangar
Homeworld (Mentioned only)
Hybrid (Appears in hologram)
Hyperspace (Mentioned only)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "By the light"
Lekku
Lethorn
Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel
Lightspeed (Mentioned only)
Medbay (Mentioned only)
Near-human
Parent (In flashback(s))
Planet (Appears in hologram)
Prisoner
Realspace
Refugee (Appears in hologram)
Time
- Standard day

Collections[]

Star Wars Vol. 9: The Path of Light

Sources[]

"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 226

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars (2020) #49 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Star Wars 49 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Timelines.
↑ Charles Soule (@charlesdsoule) on Threads (January 24, 2024): "Star Wars 48-49 are Leia-focused and (I think) will be really good. Leia was just a kid through the OT. 19 in ANH, 22 in Empire. It was a lot." (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars (2020) #49 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Star Wars (2020)

Trade paperbacks
The Destiny Path:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
The Will of Tarkin:	7 · 8
*Operation Starlight*:	9 · 10 · 11 · 12
War of the Bounty Hunters:	13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Crimson Reign:	19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
The Path to Victory:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30
Quests of the Force:	31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
The Sith and the Skywalker:	42 · 43
The Trial of Lando Calrissian:	44 · 45 · 46 · 47
The Path of Light:	48 · 49 · 50
Stand-alones:	25
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Related media
Star Wars (2015) An Echo of Victory · Revelations (2022) · Revelations (2023) Free Comic Book Day 2023

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[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars (2020) #49 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Star Wars 49 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Timelines.

[Soule_threads-3] Charles Soule (@charlesdsoule) on Threads (January 24, 2024): "Star Wars 48-49 are Leia-focused and (I think) will be really good. Leia was just a kid through the OT. 19 in ANH, 22 in Empire. It was a lot." (backup link)

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